Senate Bill 1023
Admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 12, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1005. That version was vetoed.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires the University of Wisconsin System to establish a guaranteed admission program. Under this program, Wisconsin high school students who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class, or in the top 5 percent for UW–Madison, are generally eligible for guaranteed admission. A student’s class rank is based solely on the student’s grade point average.
This bill requires undergraduate admission decisions at UW System institutions to be predominantly based on college entrance examination performance or similar objective testing measures, except with respect to applicants admitted through the guaranteed admission program.
Who's behind it
Patrick Testin, a Republican, is its .
6 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges vote on an amendment
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 9, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 9, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 9, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Mar 9, 2026
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 4, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 13, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
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Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Murphy, O'Connor, Brill and Dittrich
- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote